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[quote=Anonymous]OP, lots of people talking about moderation here, but for me I had to go cold turkey.

I was a non-stop sweets eater, and had ballooned to over 200 pounds.

I went on a 30-day, zero sugar diet, not eating any sweets or any foods that had added sugar.  It was rough for the first week or so, and I definitely had to fight the cravings. But then they went away and I was OK for the rest of the month.  That month, I lost 25 pounds.

Now...stage 2 is where it gets hard.  I realized that I could not go on a "no sugar ever for the rest of my life" diet, so had to figure out what to do long-term.

First thing I learned was that moderation did not work for me - if I had any amount of sweets - even a bite - it set off my sweet tooth for the rest of the day and I would eat everything in sight.   So that would not work.

What I have moved to instead is a purge day every two weeks or so - I set aside a day when I can eat whatever I want.  And I eat everything that day.  Honestly, I eat so much I feel sick by the time I go to bed.  But then I'm done.  The next day, I go back to no-sweets routine.

This has worked for me for over two years.  It takes some self-discipline, but I do not have a constant craving for sweets - I have learned to eat better and my cravings have gone away.[/quote]

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